Super heroics for readers of any age. A fun story with striking visuals. Recommended. Read Full Review

This ending was the last thing I would expect. I like the direction this book is going. Family/friend drama is great when its not overplayed. Grumpy Black Canary isn't really my thing, but I can deal with it. I do like our villain, Mr. Fugue. Not because of what he's done to Batgirl, but because his costume looks really cool. I'm actually hoping he becomes a recurring villain. I have to give it to Babs Tarr for the good work on this book. The Canary Cry doesn't look silly, the background effects are great, but I'm not feeling the costume. Fletcher and Stewart are doing fabulously besides Dinah's attitude problem. However, it is an interesting read, and I'm looking forward to more team ups, but just not too many in a row. Read Full Review

While plenty of Batgirl's rogues gallery have been bright and bubbly villains, Stewart, Fletcher and Tarr remind us there's more to Barbara Gordon than just fun and games. Tackling some bigger perils than we've typically seen of this series, Batgirl is delivering an ambitious and superbly constructed storyline. Read Full Review

Yes! Babs Tarr is back on art! Tarr's art fits this book so well because she makes the characters look fun with a slight homage to Bruce Timm's art. The art flows from panel to panel from dialogue to action so smoothly this could be a storyboard for a movie or tv show. Great art to fit the story, I can't wait for the next issue hoping that it is Babs Tarr again. Read Full Review

BATGIRL #48 is a definite comeback after last month's spotty issue, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who's a fan of the Burnside take on the character, or is simply a fan of comic book art that's different from the Big Two norm. Read Full Review

With clever dialogue and rapid plotting of Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher, the fierceness, cuteness, and sadness of Babs Tarr's art, and the battle of genres and tones created by colorists Lee Loughridge and Serge Lapointe, Batgirl #48 is an excellent outing for the title, and there are more cool reveals to come. There is definitely a lot of darkness to endure before the colorful fun returns. If it ever does. Read Full Review

What follows is a nifty (though unfinished) tale, with great, stylish art. Read Full Review

Up till now,Batgirlhas been a much more lighthearted title. This issue more than proves that the creative team is more than equipped to delve into darker plots. They've been pulling this story off wonderfully so far and this issue is no exception, it looks like these events will be leading into the 50th special and the way it's going is gonna make it a doozy. Read Full Review

There's nothing like Batgirl, and that's such a great thing. Read Full Review

While this isnt my cup of tea, I would be flat out wrong to ignore the solid craft and skill in this book. I would recommend at least giving this a look; chances are, if this kind of world is your thing, you will love this book. Also, chances are you are already reading this book. Read Full Review

Batgirl in her element, with her friends weaving in and out of her life, feels very natural, and the art is charismatic and fun. A solid issue! Read Full Review

The current Batgirl conflict is building momentum as Babs teams up with an old friend and gets to the heart of her recent memory problems. This issue often struggles to find its groove as it barrels through several big scenes, but it finally settles down in time to do justice to this team-up. Read Full Review

I still like this book, especially after the third act of this issue. The reliance on the tech-based plots is firmly irritating me however. I just wonder if the writers truly know nothing else. But its a solid superhero cliffhanger at the end, and Im down to see where it all goes. Read Full Review

Most importantly, what keeps Dinah the biggest babe in the DCU is her flawless fashion sense, breaking out a strappy bra top and cincher topped off with a pair of ruched over the knee boots. Tarr also appears more confident than ever in the action sequences, displaying tremendous growth over where she was this time last year. Even on a bad day, Burnside remains the place to be. Read Full Review

The reveal of the dreaded Fugue is campy to the point of dismissability, but maybe with Batgirl paralyzed by his mind tricks we'll see some greater stakes for Barbara Gordon in the next issue. The creative team continues to throw a lot of variables into this equation but the math makes about as much sense as your average common core curriculum: you'll get the answer eventually but the road you take lacks any conventional logic. Some people learn better that way, perhaps. Those are the people who might enjoy this book. Read Full Review

just skip to the end

So I gave the last issue a 3, on the condition that Greg didn't end up being the bad guy, because that would be so predictable and so lazy no respectable writer could possibly decide that was a good idea. Well, it turns out a 3 was too high, because the writing was just that lazy and just that predictable. Other sins this issue include having Barbara utter "total swoon" without a hint of irony, and depicting her as a delicate snowflake, having her cower in fear when confronted with the baddie of this issue as if she'd never faced far worse from her nightmares before. I have to wonder what Batman would make of this Barbara and whether he'd allow her to wear the cowl at all. Barbara also had issues with her Eidetic memory this issue, which could've been interesting if it had featured at all since Stewart and Fletcher took creative duty, but as it is they had to write her as if she was losing her memory in general, since they seemed to forget she had eidetic memory until now. more